National Republican., 1887-12-20
EXCEEDINGLY DULL.
The Stock Market transactions the
Smallest for Months

Smallest for Months
NEW YORK, Dec. 10. The stock market
to-day was exceedingly dull, the transac-
tions for the day bsipg the smallest for a
full days business seen In months. The
tone Of the trading was barely steady dur.
ing the forenoon, and an attack by the
bearish room traders upon a few leading
stocks broke their prices and the general
market sympathized to limited extent.
There were very few orders on either side
OF the market in the morning hours, the
trading being confined more completely to
the professionals and traders than at any
previous time since last summer, London
and the commission people doing literally
nothing. The market was entirely devoid
OF feature until the afternoon, when the
story was started that the Reading miners
would strike, and an attack was made upon
that stock, which quickly broke ] per cent.
The dealings were extremely dull, and
so remained for the entire forenoon, and
the general tone was rather heavy, though
1t was not until after IL o'clock that any
decided movement was seen. The market
rallied toward the close, but again sagged
of, and at the close was barely steady at
but insignificant fractions better than the
lowest prices reached.
Money on call has been easy, ranging
from 2 to 8, last loan at 2, and clos
ing offered at 9. Sterling exchange ia
firm. Actual business at 1921 to 1922
for 60.day bills, and 1859 TO 4S6l for demand.
Posted rates 4s3 to 1861. Government bonds
dull but firm to strong. State bonds very
dull and steady.
Treasury balances-Coln, Sl31, ,2l5,032;
currency, s9,6l0,9S3.
The following were the closing bid qou
tations:
as, coup. 1861; ~, 1919; Pac. osof,a5. ll0;
La. Cons. 6i27; Mo. Is of 81, i02; N. q. Con.
s. ii;Sa DO 4s 81 .;ooI Ten9esses ne new new
w. lso' ass So do ok pso'> ma. Ho O. soupoS nSs
10; s' Cen. pac. o frss. lSSs; Denver @ and gT Rio
Srnnde ti5sts JS a. H. Sa sad 4. & gen g, 7ST.
seconds, 1iG3; Southwestern cons. 1sSS do
d, beniure,. l0Ii5; ST., and San Fran ia; ),
Paul con, l2S19; s.. P, G., and pac lirsts lls%
SSSl Ndrt6ein p Pacilc s' 1si. lis; West sSofe
lol5i; Adams Expicss, 1iO Alton and T. d
50; DO. Efd., 20; Am; Express lOhy5; Bos. Al
ns ga " csnCn B. G. ana a. c6S M 81 p.o can9,
Ches. and Ohio, 4; Chicago aud Alton, iS0
do. pid, lSS' =. D. and q, lg6I5; Glove,
Hand s1S fna nS Gel 81 ose Con- ,aS Goal b S2 RI and
Harlem, III; aous 4 TEX TEX. a; IN. ctnt. il7%
Kansas ~ 4 Texas ~; l.. + &w., M;
n. 4 /, .S5is; Mich. Cen, SO; No: Pae
81 Mob. ana o.. o. Mar. and E., 1873.
n. Chat, 20; N. j.. Cen. 7SlS; Norfolk aud
Western pfd., 4Ols; Northern Pao., %; do pid.,
46; Northwestern, 1881; DO. ptd., $50; N
z. Cen, 10sh; Chicago and St. L., 1917 do
| pfd., 65; Ohio and Miss, 2Slss; do pfd., 7O,
| Oregon Nav. sS; Pac. Mail, 3i5s; Pitts.
burg. 1852; Reading 65ls; Rich. and Alle s.,
Rich. and W. p. Ter, 2l3s; Rock Island, lllI5;
| 81. Louis and San. Fran, 33I5; do. pfd.,
$50; do. first pfd., 1l2; 81. Paul, 7J5; do, pid.
q. and l., 26iS; Texas Psc.. siFS; Union Pac.,
| 551l; US. X, 66 Wab. Pac., is; do. pfu., Is:
| Wells Fargo, 129; West. Union, rs; Silver
Certificates, ga; Cotton OIL Trust, 291s; Quick
| silver. 9l5; do. pid.. 80.
sAsked.